TY - JOUR PY - 2008// TI - Perimortem cesarean delivery 30 minutes after a laboring patient jumped from a fourth-floor window: baby survives and is normal at age 4 years JO - American journal of obstetrics and gynecology A1 - Capobianco, Giampiero A1 - Balata, Antonio A1 - Mannazzu, Maria Chiara A1 - Oggiano, Rita A1 - Pinna Nossai, Loreta A1 - Cherchi, Pier Luigi A1 - Dessole, Salvatore SP - e15 EP - 6 VL - 198 IS - 1 N2 - We describe the first case of a perimortem cesarean section on a patient who committed suicide during labor by jumping from the fourth-floor window of the labor ward. The cesarean section was performed 30 minutes after the death of the woman, and a child of 3037 g was born with an Apgar score of 0 at 1 minute. Today, 4 years later, the baby is well and has no apparent neurological problems.

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